Sash-holder.



J. T. UTECHT.

SASHHOLDER.

APPLlcAmn man lune 21.1917.

1,250,725. Pm@ De@ 18,'1917.

ATTORNEY -'UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T. TECHT, ormnrnW-.NEW vonk,

SASI-I-HOLDER.

Applicationvledl une 21, 1917. Serial No. 1763186.

To all fwho'm, it may concern.'

Be it known that 'l'. JOHN T. U'rncu'r, ay ciiizen'ol the UnitedStates, residing at IDL-,pewdin the county ofllrie. and *State of NewfYorlt, have invented certain new and useful'improvements in Sash-l'lolders, of

which the :following isaspecification.

"Thisinvention relatesv to an improved i sash hoh-ler of the spring actuated type and 4the `p'lfineip'al object oi the invention is to provide a'devire 'ol' the character described whirh'nlav hr mounted in a pocket Jformed in the sidil portion ol' the sash and which will he vieldahlv held in an extended position lo engage (he window .traine and thllH provide means tor holding the' sash in an adjusted position through 'frictional en gagenunt with the window frame. i Another ohject of the invention is lo provide improved lneaus for f 'onnerting the, Vspring.`4 with the trame engaging strip. this means hei'ng so ronslriufled lh'al' the spring will he securely connected -with the strip and thus prevented 'troni slipping loose.

Another object o'lI the invention is to provide improved means for securing the springs in sockets 'tornled m the sash vand to further so construct the frame engaging strip that. openings will be formed through .which a punch can be inserted to permit the spring fasteners to he driven tightly into the window sash.

This invention is .illustrated in the aeeoinpanying d-ra wings. wherein Fig'ure 1 is a view in elevation showing a portion oi a window sash provided'with the improved device,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal scctional view through a portion of a window sash having the improved device connected therewith,

Fig. 3 is a view showing the improved device in elevation looking at the inner face of the strip, and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View taken along'the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

The window sash indicated in general bvthenumeral will have each side har provided witlra, longitudinally7 extending cntontforming a. pt )cketwlQA from which there extends wells or sockets 13 to receive the springs 14. These springs 14 Carr)7 fasteners 15 .which lfasteners have their `heads engaging'the coils of the springs as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The windowr frame ven- H gagng strip 16 extends longitudinally of Specification of Letters Patent.

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the, side bar 11 and has its end portion 17 bent to' extend into the upper and lower end portions ot' the pocket 12thus permitting l(he window sash to have the proper sliding movement in the trame without danger of the friction strip at each side catch- `ing np'on rough places in the frame. At points in alinement with the Wells 13, this strip 'I6 willhe provided with side tongues or armsA 1S- exlzending into the pocket 12 upon opposite sides of the springs 14 and serving as guidestor the springs and preventing transverse play thereof as Clearly sliogwn in Fig. J.. Tongues or spring fasteners l!) are struck from the strip and are bent inwardly .to provide hooks engaging the coils oi' the .springs thus securely connecting the springs with the strip and preventing danger oi the strip becoming disconnected l'rom the springs. It should be noted that when these tongues are struck from the strip and bent inwardlyto form the hooks, they provid(- openings 2() through which a punc van he passed to engage vthe heads of the fasteners when driving the fasteners into the window sash.

lt. will thus be seen that this device can he ver)Y easily and quickly put in place after the pocket l2 and Ysockets 13 have Abeen formed and it will be further seen that when in plat-6, the)v will be'secnrely fastened but permitted to have upward movement under art-ion of the springs. This will cause the strip to have binding engagement. with the window frame and through the medium of the device. the window may be held in a rairadposition. Y

I have therefore provided a device of the character described which will be very eilieient. in operation and which will be very strongr and durable. l have, further provided a. device ofV the character described which can be formed, principally of sheet metal cut from a blank and bent to assume zirmS and haring their' outer convolutions engnged by the engaging elements,` :ind'nstenerslin Suid 'wells having prongs embedded Suid springs. i i

.'\ window Saleh provided with :i longiin the windmvsnsh and heads engaged by llndiniilly extending enlont forming ii pocket,

nflrni'ne engiiging strip entendi-ner longitudiniiil'y'i'il' ho pocket und. provided willi sido :irl-nn: extendinglr in to the pocket; tongues striiek' from the' trip :nid 'heilt in\ \':ii 'dl y to .s'ilinnedfiii-[he pochi-.TH betweenUie side 4arms f Liomv of thesprings nndprovided with p'eneund `hn ringr their onli-r eonvohitjons engaiged h v .lheho'oks, :ind fiislenei-S having prongs in (he snsh iind heads enwiging .TheI inner eonvohili'orrs ol.' the .springx longitndindhy o' the poeket, Longues sLrin-kronrH|o -;trip :indmvbi'int to provide springl engjiging @ji-ments, :ind openingh |n the strip,

springs hiiving their miler end portions,l engaiged by the lspring engaging elements, sind iisleners r-'onneeted with the inner eiidpoi'- trgiting prongs, thlefnsteiiei's,being posi- 'honed for :ice as through `(he'openings Vtherefrom v ;:ig'ing eh-.riieiiis,' :i end portion engaged h v ('lljie spring engfie'ii'ig gripped by thel formed when striking sind Springv engaging elements from the strip.

l device of the character described enrriprising :i bodyshzi-ving :in openingi,r therein, spring gripping to-ingfiieay extending from the hody upon opposite sides of the opening, :i spring positioned between :ind gripped by the spring gripping means, :ind' :l I'ziStenei being' hnd vLhi"oii,gfh (he opei'iing-in Ihe body. windo'nj Hush 'hiiving :iv-'side Inir., :i gripping strip extendiingrIongind'iinillv of lhe 4side Inn' :und having,r Longues extending |iid heid, i'o.pio\'i|h spring,r (iiinpriiner 4hnvinrr'g its onteienrried-b \/-Hie spring, :ir'eiess to the-fastener ehfinenlst :ind :i fastener; sprung und posdio'i'ied, oil ziceess through the opening;r forinedv iiithe gripping si rip vwhen [he iongne forming the' spring' eiigngnig elf-ments :ire I'lriiek 'theielioni.

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